Narrative Text

Narrative Text

Purpose of Narrative text is to entertain/amuse the readers and to tell the fiction story. Narrative text can also be used to stimulate emotion or to teach.

Generic Structure in the Narrative Text :

1.      Orientation (who/what/where/when)

This part tells about the setting of the story (the time/place of the story) and the main characters of the story.

2.      Complication (conflict)

This part includes situations, activities, or events that lead problem(s)/complication(s) to the climax.

3.      Resolution (solving the conflict)

The problem or complication is solved here. It shows the end of the story, usually a happy ending.

4.      Coda (moral value/message) → If there

5.      Language features

a)      Past Tense

b)      Past Continuous Tense

c)      Past Passive Voice

d)      Usually use Temporal Conjunction

The example of narrative text you can click here